Sanskrit quote nr. 565 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिदाने बलिर्बद्धो अतिमाने च कौरवाः ।
अतिरूपे हृता सीता सर्वमत्यन्तगर्हितम् ॥atidāne balirbaddho atimāne ca kauravāḥ |
atirūpe hṛtā sītā sarvamatyantagarhitam ||
Index
Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Atidana (atidāna, अतिदान): defined in 2 categories.
Bali (बलि): defined in 22 categories.
Atimana (atimāna, अतिमान): defined in 8 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Kaurava (कौरव): defined in 11 categories.
Atirupa (atirūpa, अतिरूप, atirūpā, अतिरूपा): defined in 3 categories.
Hrita (hrta, hṛtā, हृता): defined in 6 categories.
Sita (sītā, सीता): defined in 23 categories.
Sarvam (सर्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Atyanta (अत्यन्त): defined in 9 categories.
Garhitam (गर्हितम्): defined in 1 categories.
Garhita (गर्हित): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Shaiva philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Buddhism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “atidāne balirbaddho atimāne ca kauravāḥ”
- atidāne -
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atidāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- balir -
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bali (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- baddho -
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- atimāne -
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atimāna (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kauravāḥ -
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kaurava (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “atirūpe hṛtā sītā sarvamatyantagarhitam”
- atirūpe -
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atirūpa (noun, masculine)[locative single]atirūpa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]atirūpā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- hṛtā -
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hṛt (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]hṛt (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]hṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√hṛ -> hṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
- sītā -
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sītā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sai -> sītā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sai class 1 verb]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- atyanta -
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atyanta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atyanta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- garhitam -
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garhitam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]garhita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]garhita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]garhitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 565 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.